Ukraine posts 265,000 jobs during war but half the workers are gone
Ukraine has a quarter-million job openings and high unemployment. At the same time.
From 53% to 68%: Ukrainian becomes dominant language as war reshapes identity
Russian language use has collapsed in just three years, as Moscow’s “protection” campaign triggers the fastest cultural transformation in modern European history.
Kremlin to Washington: your businesses are targets too
Two Kalibr missiles slam into a US-owned electronics plant in western Ukraine, injuring 12.
Ukraine clears path to sell Sense Bank, Ukrgasbank in first wartime privatizations
Ukraine has finally decided to sell off some state banks, showing reform is advancing even as war grinds on.
Ukraine fights to keep currency stable as war pressures mount
Chief economist says hryvnia will stay at 43.5 per dollar despite labor shortages from wartime mobilization.
Ukraine made stamps celebrating the time it torched Russia’s scariest planes
Ukraine’s postal service has immortalized one of the war’s most crippling strikes with new commemorative stamps celebrating Operation Spiderweb.
Ukraine’s drones make Russia’s rear go up in flames
Bilokurakyne rail hub burns as precision strikes reach deeper into Russian logistics.
From $600 to $1,000: Ukraine pitches a market with growing buying power
Government forecasts salaries will almost double current levels, targeting international investor confidence.
Ukraine bets on nuclear to rebuild grid and supply Europe
Government plans massive reactor expansion while Russian missiles target the grid.
Ukraine gains access to the EU’s €1 billion defense contracts
Ukraine transforms from aid recipient to partner as EU opens €1 billion in defense contracts to battle-tested Ukrainian companies.
From myth to genocide: how the Kremlin’s story about Ukraine fuels war
Why are Russians hell-bent on destroying Ukraine and killing Ukrainians, fueled by TV lies and old myths? A new book asks what dark purpose that hatred serves.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption cops just beat the president—but the fight’s not over
Ukraine’s corruption investigators are back to charging million-dollar schemes after surviving a July attempt to strip their independence. But they’re working under a government that still has the administrative tools to derail sensitive cases and has demonstrated its willingness to use them.
Estonia invokes “Munich 1938“ as Trump prepares Putin talks
Estonia’s foreign minister has invoked one of history’s most ominous diplomatic moments to warn about Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska — comparing it to the 1938 Munich Agreement that greenlit Hitler’s expansion.
Ukraine’s draft evasion problem is a symptom of a deeper crisis
Why do Ukrainian men refuse mobilization, hide in their homes, and let their wives, sisters, and mothers do the everyday heavy lifting? Why does Ukraine’s mobilization system no longer work?